Converting from Light Year (ly) to Light Minute (lm) | Astronomy distance

What is Light Year (ly)

A Light Year (ly) is a unit of measurement commonly used in astronomy to describe vast distances in space. It represents the distance that light travels in one year in the vacuum of space, which is approximately 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers.

What is Light Minute (lm)

A Light Minute (lm) is another unit of measurement used in astronomy to represent shorter distances compared to a light year. It is the distance that light travels in vacuum in one minute, which is about 11.16 million miles or 17.98 million kilometers.

Conversion Formulas

To convert from Light Years (ly) to Light Minutes (lm), you can use the following formula:

lm=ly×525960

To convert from Light Minutes (lm) to Light Years (ly), the formula is:

ly=lm×0.000001901285

Examples

1. Converting 13 Light Years (ly) to Light Minutes (lm):

13ly=13×525960=6837480lm

2. Converting 9 Light Years (ly) to Light Minutes (lm):

9ly=9×525960=4733640lm

3. Converting 11 Light Minutes (lm) to Light Years (ly):

11lm=11×0.000001901285=0.00002091414ly

By utilizing the conversion formulas provided in this article, you can easily perform conversions between Light Years and Light Minutes to better understand and compare distances in the vast realm of astronomy.